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    MCs: A Children's Guide to the Origins of Hip Hop
    MCs: A Children's Guide to the Origins of Hip Hop
    MCs: A Children's Guide to the Origins of Hip Hop
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    MCs: A Children's Guide to the Origins of Hip Hop

    By Lamont Clark

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    "When I think of what hip-hop means to me, I think of a culture of artistic expression that rose up in places where no one expected there to be art. Hip-hop, in all of its permutations, is the creation of something from nothing. It is the transformation of ugliness into beauty" - David Walker author of 'Reflections on Blaxploitation'

    Rap music was once considered a 'fad', just a 'passing phase'. Over 40 years later Rap music is a billion dollar industry. This book discusses the origins of one of the four elements of Hip Hop...MCs. Written in a very easy style, with picutres, this book is intended for young readers to be able to learn how rap music began.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLamont Clark
    Release dateNov 22, 2013
    ISBN9781310099113
    MCs: A Children's Guide to the Origins of Hip Hop
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    Lamont Clark

    Lamont Clark was born and raised in Mount Vernon., New York. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland at College Park (Smith Business School) and earned his MBA at the University of Maryland University College.A man of many interests and talents, in addition to writing, Lamont has over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry as a musician, record producer, on-air radio personality, actor, and television producer and director. Lamont is a multiple award winning producer and director for his television shows.Lamont also has over ten years of experience teaching and training both adults and children.Lamont is married with two sons.Together with his beautiful wife Sheila Clark, they have put together several cookbooks including:A Coffee Lover’s Dream! 88 Great Tasting Coffee Recipes; Cheesecake Delights! 77 Gourmet Cheesecake Recipes; Chocolate Heaven! 500 Scrumptious Chocolate Recipes; Cookie Cravings! 101 Divine Cookie Recipes; Popcorn Love! 101 Exquisite Gourmet Popcorn Recipes; Wonderful World of Wings! 85 Mouth Watering Wing Recipes;Yummy! Yummy! 101 Fun Children’s RecipesYou can check them out at www.70WestPress.com .

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      MCs - Lamont Clark

      MCs

      A Children’s Guide to the Origins of Hip Hop

      Lamont Clark

      Published by 70 West Press

      Copyright 2013 Lamont Clark

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      Foreword

      This book was created for the love of Hip Hop, with my sons, nephew, and niece in mind.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      The Radio Influence

      The Influence of Poets

      DJ Hollywood

      The First Hip Hop Party

      The First Hip Hop MC

      Rap Music On The Radio

      The First Rap Records

      Women in Rap

      Rappers Sign Major Record Deals

      Rappers On Television And In Movies

      Rap Music Sells Records

      Rap

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